Jazz for aficionados

I rate this music as "fusion", as opposed to straight ahead jazz. I'm sure the sonics are just fine since it's a current recording, but not good enough to be a buy.

Ghosthouse, the first track on Bill Connors Return, sounds like something I could get into late at night; I like that guitar and the piano to; oh well, the whole set.

Music that allows me to slip back to another time is always appealing; like maybe a late night rendezvous, and that's not a fantasy but the lifestyle of a man who could see the hand writing on the wall and wanted to rack up as many beautiful memories as he could.

I think I'll get this one exclusively for late night memories, and have a glass of wine in celebration of each one. (have you noticed more people thinking of yesterdays)

Dave, I went back to check that distortion you mentioned on the "Hudson"; if you recall, it was difficult to tell distortion from strange sound effects from another galaxy on fusion.

The sound effects are distortion to me, o. Just not for me, that one or any of similar ilk with such sound effects. I have heard quite a few of those recently and completely fail to understand the appeal.

Jazz on.

Dave

Nothing wrong with wanting the music we choose to listen to to appeal to our particular ears and sensibilities right away. On the other hand, it is a fact that for many listeners being open to letting the music challenge those sensibities can yield big rewards; or, at least, make for one-time interesting listening. Consider this: "Hudson" was created by musicians who are giants in modern music; especially DeJohnette who has musical cred about as good as anyone. Personally, I would be inclined to first say to myself something like: "I don’t quite get it yet, but these are artists with a tremendous amount of musical integrity so let me try and find out what I might be missing". Doesn’t work all the time and certainly not for everyone.

I find "Hudson" to be highly original and very interesting. As has been pointed out some of it is not easy listening. The musical concept may not appeal to some, but I don’t see how the superb quality of the playing can be denied. DeJohnette is always amazing and I love the practically melodic quality of his playing. I have always been a fan of Scofield and he sounds inspired on this record always surprising with where he takes he solos. The record shouldn’t be judged only from the posted clip with its shades of Miles’ "Bitches Brew". In fact I think that cut serves as a good "intro" to the rest of the record which contains some fascinating and unusual takes on these Woodstock-generation anthems. For instance:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bna2WHqU81A

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UI5wBgjTq84

Dave, I revisited "Stepping Out". Revisited because I actually have that record and to give you an idea of how much I like Diana Krall, I had forgotten the title of it and almost that I had it at all. It wasn’t until you later mentioned that it was her first that I realized that it was the one Krall record that I have. I think you’re right...this is probably her best. Still... I wasn’t going to respond further so as not to get into "Krall bashing", but heard this on WBGO today and it made me think about the Krall record again; and, to ask myself, again, why anyone would want to listen to Krall when one can listen to something like this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HMsEX-Zuk

Or:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DZq9mocJkDQ

Or:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MnUqorTHj74